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Study claims that emphasis on exercise will not improve childhood obesity levels By Tom Walker


Lack of exercise is not a major cause of childhood obesity, according to an 11-year research into child health. Although the study of more


than 200 children in Plymouth did find that obese children are inactive – it concluded that the inactivity is the result of the weight problems, not a cause. The study, conducted by


the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, looked into whether physical activity of children precedes changes in fatness over time, or whether the fatness of children precede changes in physical activity over time. According to the report, "It is well known that less active


The report claims that inactivity is the result of obesity, not a cause


children are fatter, but that does not mean – as most people assume it does – that inactivity leads to fatness. "The implications are


profound for public health policy, because the physical activity of children (crucial to


their fitness and well-being) may never improve unless the burgeoning levels of childhood obesity are first checked. "If this cannot be achieved


through physical activity, the focus has to be on what – and how much – children consume."


By Martin Nash


Fitness4Less acquires Fitness First's Newport gym Fitness4Less is planning on


Budget health and fitness operator Fitness4Less has bought the Fitness First gym in Newport, south Wales, for an undisclosed sum through property agents Christie + Co. The gym is poised to


undergo a refurbishment programme before reopening in the autumn and will be the company's fifth site. The latest purchase follows a recent transaction in Watford,


The club will offer group classes


Hertfordshire, and has seen the operator acquire its first fitness club located in Wales.


opening a number of new gyms across the UK and is continuing to search for suitable locations. With several sites under


negotiation, target towns and cities include the likes of Brighton, Cambridge, Oxford, Gloucester and Swansea. Second clubs for Birmingham


and Bristol are also in the pipeline, together with specific locations within London and the home counties.


Freedom Leisure announces plans to open 20th facility


Leisure trust Freedom Leisure will open its 20th managed site in September, when it launches the Aylesham Welfare Leisure Centre. The new centre is currently under construc-


tion on Spinney Lane sports grounds. The new facilities have been funded by a range of partners including the Football Foundation,


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Dover District Council, the Coalfield Regenera- tion Trust, Rugby Football Union, the Big Lottery Fund and the Aylesham & Snowdown Social Welfare Scheme. Facilities will include 10 grass pitches, a café,


a multi-use games area, a 3G artificial turf pitch and much improved changing facilities.


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